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The Banquet

Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe

The Banquet( )
Author: Albala, Ken
Series title:The Food Ser.
ISBN:978-0-252-03133-5
Publication Date:Mar 2007
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $45.00
Book Description:

A history of cooking and fine dining in Western Europe from 1520 to 1660. The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host's wealth and power, provided an occasion for nobles from distant places to gather together, and even served as a form of political propaganda. But what was it really ......

Book Details
Pages:248
Detailed Subjects: Cooking / General
Social Science / Agriculture & Food
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:1.465 Pounds



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